@towntaker.bsky.social
Historian, educator, librarian. I collect fashion, borrow books, and lend attention.
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Librarian Josh Westbrook, “Kids are living stories every day that we wouldn’t let them read.”
Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, Bodart 2009.
Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, Bodart 2009.
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The perfect pair of art prints for your Valentine 💕 Wishing you all some lovely oxytocin and dopamine this winter from the bottom of my anatomically correct heart 💕
Art prints in my shop here: www.etsy.com/listing/1774...
#sciart #anatomy #medicalart
Art prints in my shop here: www.etsy.com/listing/1774...
#sciart #anatomy #medicalart
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The perfect pair of art prints for your Valentine 💕 Wishing you all some lovely oxytocin and dopamine this winter from the bottom of my anatomically correct heart 💕
Art prints in my shop here: www.etsy.com/listing/1774...
#sciart #anatomy #medicalart
Art prints in my shop here: www.etsy.com/listing/1774...
#sciart #anatomy #medicalart
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came back to bsky to share some advice from a medieval French courtesy manual:
"If you have a beautiful chest and a beautiful neck do not cover them up but your dress should be low cut so that everyone can gaze and gape after them".
"If you have a beautiful chest and a beautiful neck do not cover them up but your dress should be low cut so that everyone can gaze and gape after them".
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
came back to bsky to share some advice from a medieval French courtesy manual:
"If you have a beautiful chest and a beautiful neck do not cover them up but your dress should be low cut so that everyone can gaze and gape after them".
"If you have a beautiful chest and a beautiful neck do not cover them up but your dress should be low cut so that everyone can gaze and gape after them".
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“When history echoes, we answer.”
A multifaith coalition of clergy is calling faith leaders to Minneapolis Jan 22–23, echoing Dr. King’s Selma telegram and responding to the crisis unfolding now.
Jan 22: grounding & preparation
Jan 23: Day of Action
Details here:
👉 www.marchminnesota.org
A multifaith coalition of clergy is calling faith leaders to Minneapolis Jan 22–23, echoing Dr. King’s Selma telegram and responding to the crisis unfolding now.
Jan 22: grounding & preparation
Jan 23: Day of Action
Details here:
👉 www.marchminnesota.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“When history echoes, we answer.”
A multifaith coalition of clergy is calling faith leaders to Minneapolis Jan 22–23, echoing Dr. King’s Selma telegram and responding to the crisis unfolding now.
Jan 22: grounding & preparation
Jan 23: Day of Action
Details here:
👉 www.marchminnesota.org
A multifaith coalition of clergy is calling faith leaders to Minneapolis Jan 22–23, echoing Dr. King’s Selma telegram and responding to the crisis unfolding now.
Jan 22: grounding & preparation
Jan 23: Day of Action
Details here:
👉 www.marchminnesota.org
14 y.o. me lost a glasses lens in Times Square during NYE and a scruffy looking man found it and returned it
TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
14 y.o. me lost a glasses lens in Times Square during NYE and a scruffy looking man found it and returned it
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January 18, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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The DOJ is not investigating ICE agent Jonathan Ross for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a top official said Sunday.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Justice Department says it has no plans to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good and confirms Walz, Frey probe
Frey and the governor’s office both said Sunday that the DOJ has not contacted them about the investigation.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
🙃
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Riffing on this a bit, the biggest most fundamental failing of the Democrat establishment is that they agree with Republicans on the narrative framing of issues. They agree that illegal immigration is destroying the country, that trans women are men, etc. They just think we should be nicer.
Somebody the other day arguing that [paraphrased] "it's important to agree with the right wing that certain of their concerns are valid, because we're losing the rhetorical battle" —no, if we're losing, it's because so-called friends keep validating fascist concerns. "We" who, motherfucker?
January 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Riffing on this a bit, the biggest most fundamental failing of the Democrat establishment is that they agree with Republicans on the narrative framing of issues. They agree that illegal immigration is destroying the country, that trans women are men, etc. They just think we should be nicer.
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The Dutch equivalent of "hip hip hooray" is "hieperdepiep* hoera"
*pronounced "heeper de peep"
As ever, do with this information what you will
*pronounced "heeper de peep"
As ever, do with this information what you will
January 18, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The Dutch equivalent of "hip hip hooray" is "hieperdepiep* hoera"
*pronounced "heeper de peep"
As ever, do with this information what you will
*pronounced "heeper de peep"
As ever, do with this information what you will
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🚐 IIC’s Mobile Immunization Clinic comes to you — schools, libraries, workplaces, and more. We bring the vaccines, supplies, and staff so your community stays protected. vaccinateindiana.org/clinics/mobi...
January 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
🚐 IIC’s Mobile Immunization Clinic comes to you — schools, libraries, workplaces, and more. We bring the vaccines, supplies, and staff so your community stays protected. vaccinateindiana.org/clinics/mobi...
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hello darkness my old friend
I'm standing at the fridge again
o jar, my hand is slowly creeping
even though I should be sleeping
thirty seven, that's the olives in my gut
olive slut
I'm going back
for olive
I'm standing at the fridge again
o jar, my hand is slowly creeping
even though I should be sleeping
thirty seven, that's the olives in my gut
olive slut
I'm going back
for olive
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM
hello darkness my old friend
I'm standing at the fridge again
o jar, my hand is slowly creeping
even though I should be sleeping
thirty seven, that's the olives in my gut
olive slut
I'm going back
for olive
I'm standing at the fridge again
o jar, my hand is slowly creeping
even though I should be sleeping
thirty seven, that's the olives in my gut
olive slut
I'm going back
for olive
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Harald Sallberg (Swedish, 1895-1963)
Black Cat and Woman's Leg, 1951
Color woodcut print
(13.5 x 10.6 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Black Cat and Woman's Leg, 1951
Color woodcut print
(13.5 x 10.6 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 18, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Harald Sallberg (Swedish, 1895-1963)
Black Cat and Woman's Leg, 1951
Color woodcut print
(13.5 x 10.6 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Black Cat and Woman's Leg, 1951
Color woodcut print
(13.5 x 10.6 in)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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A possibly I hadn’t considered: AI-induced psychosis simply convinces people that the superintelligence is already here. Shit gets really scary really fast as LLM’s gleefully reinforce the darkest delusions of those with real power who fall victim to the technology.
January 18, 2026 at 4:13 AM
A possibly I hadn’t considered: AI-induced psychosis simply convinces people that the superintelligence is already here. Shit gets really scary really fast as LLM’s gleefully reinforce the darkest delusions of those with real power who fall victim to the technology.
Bag of dicks
January 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Bag of dicks
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Frog made a fresh pot of tea. He sat down and began a story.
January 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Frog made a fresh pot of tea. He sat down and began a story.
Would you like your email to look exactly like other ones already in this person’s inbox? Totally identical except for your name? Click here.
I got the same email from 3 different applicants who apparently fed my bio into Chat G P T...
I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
January 18, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Would you like your email to look exactly like other ones already in this person’s inbox? Totally identical except for your name? Click here.
no new pictures, where your head at?
January 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
no new pictures, where your head at?
Yes. And this also applies to teaching children so that they understand, process & engage with it - very different skill set than being an expert in a content area.
It doesn’t matter how perfect the content of the message is if it is delivered poorly to the target audience.
It doesn’t matter how perfect the content of the message is if it is delivered poorly to the target audience.
People think that anyone can do the job of communicating to the public but the fact is the profession of telling people stuff and doing it a way they understand, process, and engage with is actually an incredibly highly skilled job that many, many people lack the training and ability to do.
January 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Yes. And this also applies to teaching children so that they understand, process & engage with it - very different skill set than being an expert in a content area.
It doesn’t matter how perfect the content of the message is if it is delivered poorly to the target audience.
It doesn’t matter how perfect the content of the message is if it is delivered poorly to the target audience.
Shri Thanedar
Here is the list of Democrats who voted to "express gratitude" to ICE. These members need to be primaried out of office. They are Abusing Power against the people they represent. This is unacceptable. 2026 an election year for 100% of the House & 35% of the Senate.
January 18, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Shri Thanedar
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neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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NEW: In January 2024, a man purchased Meta's newly AI-infused smart glasses.
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
NEW: In January 2024, a man purchased Meta's newly AI-infused smart glasses.
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
He went on to experience a devastating break with reality that played out across Meta platforms — with Meta AI as his companion, entertaining and affirming his worsening delusional beliefs.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliett... Juliette Hampton Morgan, librarian who said Fuck you, make me
Juliette Hampton Morgan - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliett... Juliette Hampton Morgan, librarian who said Fuck you, make me
I walked for two miles in a lot of cold in my glacier nail boots and came home to eat for two hours like a proper snow frau.
January 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I walked for two miles in a lot of cold in my glacier nail boots and came home to eat for two hours like a proper snow frau.